Wierd Japanese Manuvering

[Trexx]

I've read a few accounts of Pacific Theater American pilots witnessing 'bizarre' manuveres from Japanese pilots who would commence unneeded aerobatics during combat. The Japanese have accounted for this supposedly. It was a way of communicating as a back-up for failed radio transmissions.

Most of what I've read has been very vague and cursory. I would like all the tiny details of this phenomenon. What about you folks?

[GregP]

This is a new one on me Trexx, but it makes me curious. Hope you get some answers!

[Wuzak]

Didn't the Japanese do without radio communications in their fighters until very late in the war?

[Romantic Technofreak]

You didn´t get much answers, Trexx. I only have read that the radio equipment of the Zero was disturbed by the ignition of the engine and thus nearly unusable. I recommend you to do another try on

http://www.j-aircraft.org/bbs/general_config.pl

Regards, RT

[Ricky]

I have read about communicating by writing on sheets of paper & hoping your wingman can read it...

These 'wierd aerobatics' - was it stuff like wing-waggling etc?

[alyster]

I wouldn't know much about the regular airforce back-up comunications, but kamikazes use to wag wings to the escort aircrafts before going to the final attack. That might of been it in some cases.